Undergarment construction



March 27, 1928. I 1,664,214

' l. G. HUDSON UNDERGARMENT CONS TRUGT I OH Filed Dec. 2. 1926 IN V ENTOR.

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Patented Mar. 21, 1928.

PATENT orrlca- IDA. G. HUDSON, OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA.

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Application filed December 2, 1926. Serial No. 152,287.

My invention relates to undergarment construction. v

The object of the invention is to provide a type of construction forwomens underwhich will allow the nursing of a child with out the removalof the undergarment, which will at the same time support thebreasts vand allow expansion, which will eliminate the danger of permanent injuryto the wearer because of binding, which may be usedin the manufacture ofbrassiere, corsets, or any other under-garment for the up- .per portionof the body. Y

It is a matter of common knowledge that during the'period of pregnancy,and during the period of child nursing the breasts of a woman areenlarged to greater than normal size. If the breasts are notsupported inany way during this period they become elongated and unshapely. If agarmeht of the pattern nowprevalent is used, the breasts are bound tootightly and there is great danger. of permanent injury to the milkforming glands of the wearer. Also under the garments in present use itis necessary during .the period of nursing the child to remove thegarment for the nursing of the child. It is to eliminate theseobjections that the construction 'herein described was designed,

and invented.

With the above and other objects in view as will more fully appear fromthe specification, claim, and drawing, my invention consists 1n thedetails of construction to be more fully described hereinafter. One'construction embodying my invention is shown In the accompanying one sheetdrawlng, in which,

0 i ral is a perspective view of the brasf siere incorporating myconstruction. Fig.

2 is a perspective and illustrative view of a barcole'tte incorporati'nmy construction.

Like characters'of regerence designate like The t of constructionconsists in patterning e front part of the garment with two substantiallV-shaped opening: 1, 2, spacedasdesi tpcon ormto the dy of,

IO any sized woman asdesired. V-shaped flaps 8, 4, are provided for-eachof said. openings and are securely fastened along the outer edge of eachopening at 5, 6. The top edge of eachflap is tucked and equipped with anelastic band as at 7 and 8. Between the 5 garments which is new, noveland of util1ty,-

openings in the garment the material is folded in three large pleats9,10 and 11, to allow for expansion, The upper edge of the materialbetween the openings is tucked and equipped with elastic also as at 12.

The inner edge of each opening is also equipped with elastic as at l3,14. The flaps 3, 4, are held closed by hooks which are secured, to thecorners of the flaps at 15, 16. The hooks 15, 16, engage eyelets at 1718.

' ,In wearing a garment of this construction either the flaps may bennhooked thus baring the breast for nursing. 'VVhen hooked the elasticbinding and the pleats and tucks in the material allow the garment tocbnform to the body of the wearer and at thesame time the garmentsupports the breasts of the wearer without binding and without injury inanyway. v The invention upon which this application 'is' based isbroader than the specific illustration shown in the accompanyingdrawing. It is to be understood that I reserve the right to make suchchanges in the construction set forth as will not depart from theoriginal spirit of the invention, nor the scope of the subjoined claim.

I claim:

In combination, the bosom covering portion of an undergarment, asdescribed, having two. substantially V-shaped sections spaced to engagethe breasts of the wearer and having their apexes extendin downwardly,said V-shaped sections fitting oversimilar. shaped apertures in thegarment, being fixedly secured to the garment along their outside edges,and being detachably secured to the garment along their inside edges,both adapted to be opened, thus baring the breasts of the wearer,elastic bands,

I tucksand' gathers, along theupper edge of said V-shaped sections andalong the three edges of the V-shaped sectlons, all adapted to supportthe breasts of the wearer without bindmg.

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